Nelson Mandela (1918–2013)
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Nelson Mandela was born Rolihlahla Mandela on July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, South Africa. His teacher later named him Nelson as part of a custom to give all schoolchildren Christian names. He briefly attended University College of Fort Hare but was expelled after taking part in a protest with Oliver visa mer Tambo, with whom he later operated the nation's first black law firm. He eventually completed a bachelor's degree through correspondence courses and studied law at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. He left without graduating in 1948. Mandela was part of the African National Congress (ANC) and spent many years as a freedom fighter. When the South African government outlawed the ANC after the Sharpeville Massacre, he went underground to form a new military wing of the organization. In 1964, he was sentenced to life in prison for sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the government. Instead of testifying at the trial, he opted to give a speech that was more than four hours long and ended with a defiant statement. While in prison, he received a bachelor's degree in law in absentia from the University of South Africa. In 1990, Mandela was released from prison after 27 years. He served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with former South African President F.W. de Klerk in 1993 for transitioning the nation from a system of racial segregation. After leaving the presidency, Mandela retired from active politics, but continued championing causes such as human rights, world peace and the fight against AIDS. He died on November 5, 2013 at the age of 95. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
Foto taget av: From "Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States" (1993), cropped
Verk av Nelson Mandela
Many cultures, one nation: Inauguration of the president of South Africa, 10 May 1994 (1994) 5 exemplar
Un mondo senza apartheid 4 exemplar
O prisioneiro mais famoso do mundo 2 exemplar
La violenza e la legge 2 exemplar
An Ideal for Which I Am Prepared to Die: Nelson Mandela April 20 1964 - Great Speeches of the 20th Century (2007) 2 exemplar
The long walk of Nelson Mandela 1 exemplar
De Lang Weg Naar de Vrijheid 1 exemplar
The Guardian of the Pool: A Story From Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales (2009) — Redaktör, vissa utgåvor — 1 exemplar
Mijn memoires 1 exemplar
Associerade verk
A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Woman Confronts the Legacy of Apartheid (2003) — Preface, vissa utgåvor — 226 exemplar
The Prince: The Secret Story of the World's Most Intriguing Royal, Prince Bandar bin Sultan (2006) — Förord, vissa utgåvor — 92 exemplar
Speeches of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Orations Deserving of a Wider Audience (2018) — Berättare, vissa utgåvor — 49 exemplar
Letters from Robben Island: A Selection of Ahmed Kathrada's Prison Correspondence, 1964-1989 (1999) — Förord — 31 exemplar
Reconciliation through Truth: A Reckoning of Apartheid's Criminal Governance (1996) — Förord — 14 exemplar
Politics by other means : law in the struggle against apartheid, 1980-1994 (1995) — Förord — 9 exemplar
The Human Rights of Street and Working Children: A Practical Manual for Advocates (1998) — Förord — 8 exemplar
A Simple Freedom: The Strong Mind of Robben Island Prisoner, No 468/64 (2008) — Inledning — 8 exemplar
Building a New South Africa. Vol. 3 Science and Technology Policy : a report from the Mission on Science & Technology… (1995) — Förord, vissa utgåvor — 2 exemplar
Let Africa Lead (African Transformational Leadership for 21st century Business) (2005) — Förord — 2 exemplar
Art Against Apartheid: 78 Artists from the 80's — Inledning — 1 exemplar
Taggad
Allmänna fakta
- Vedertaget namn
- Mandela, Nelson
- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla
- Andra namn
- Madiba
- Födelsedag
- 1918-07-18
- Avled
- 2013-12-05
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- South Africa
- Land (för karta)
- South Africa
- Födelseort
- Mvezo, South Africa
- Dödsort
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Bostadsorter
- Robben Island, South Africa
Qunu, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa - Utbildning
- University of South Africa (LLB|1989)
University of London
Fort Hare University (BA|1943)
University of the Witwatersrand - Yrken
- lawyer
President of South Africa (1994-1999) - Relationer
- Mandela, Winnie (ex-wife)
Machel, Graca (wife) - Organisationer
- African National Congress
- Priser och utmärkelser
- Nobel Prize (Peace ∙ 1993)
Congressional Gold Medal (1998)
Freedom of the City, Oxford, UK (1997)
Freedom of the City, Glasgow, UK (1981)
Freedom of the City, Salford, UK (2005)
Jawaharlal Nehru Award (1980) (visa alla 18)
Bruno Kreisky Award (1981)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Freedom Medal (2002)
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2002)
Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (Knight ∙ 1999)
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (1999)
Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav (Knight Grand Cross ∙ 1998)
Order of the Seraphim (Knight ∙ 1997)
Collar of the Nile (1997)
Order of the Elephant (Knight ∙ 1996)
National Order of Mali (Grande Croix ∙ 1996)
Order of Mapungubwe (2002)
Medlemmar
Diskussioner
Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom i 2014 Category Challenge (april 2014)
Nelson Mandela i Happy Heathens (december 2013)
Nelson Mandela RIP i Let's Talk Religion (december 2013)
Nelson Mandela i Easton Press Collectors (december 2013)
Recensioner
Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson… av Nelson Mandela
What a story. Truly a triumph of good over evil. Where do such men find the courage and strength and vision? The world needs many more of the same to set things right.
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Organizado pelo líder mundial Nelson Mandela, são encontrados contos tão antigos quanto a África, contados ao redor de fogueiras no final do dia desde tempos imemoráveis, contos herdados dos povos san e khoi, originalmente caçadores e criadores de animais pioneiros, deixados à imaginação daqueles que vieram do mar em grandes embarcações de velas ondeantes.
A obra traz ainda ricas ilustrações que complementam cada um dos contos.
A obra traz ainda ricas ilustrações que complementam cada um dos contos.
At nearly 800 pages this is LONG! It shows you everything Mandela went through from his childhood in the Thembu tribe to Robbin Island and beyond. It was interesting reading about the apartheid struggle from Mandela’s point of view and learning more than I ever remembered from the news.
Fascinating. If it were physically possible, I'd've read it in one sitting.
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